Ryegrass genes-a potential source for improving rice and grass species

Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-71

  Bajaj, Shivendra ^a   Puthigae, Sathish ^a   Bryant, Catherine ^a   Whittaker, David ^a   Elborough, Kieran ^b   Hanley, Zac ^a  

^a Vialactia Biosciences Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Lolium perenne l. (perennial ryegrass); Rice breeding; Ryegrass genes

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 77957665663     PISSN: 01287451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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